UP woman, 3 young daughters killed after being hit by train; 12-year-old escapes | Lucknow News

(Representative image) A tragic incident occurred in Barabanki when Kiran Devi Pal and her three daughters were killed by a train

LUCKNOW: A 39-year-old woman and her three young daughters, including seven-year-old twin sisters, were killed after being run over by a train near Gandhi Nagar in Barabanki on Friday night. The family’s 12-year-old elder daughter escaped because she had accompanied her father to the market.The incident took place around 8.30 pm on the railway tracks near Gandhi Nagar, under the jurisdiction of Kotwali Nagar police station.The deceased were identified as Kiran Devi Pal (39), wife of Ramtej Pal, and her daughters Kanishka (7), Anushka (7) and Kavya (5). Kanishka and Anushka were twins.The tragedy has left the family devastated. Ramtej Pal works as a Class IV employee in the Forest Department. Originally from Bikauliya village, under Baundi police station limits in Bahraich district, the family had been living near Holi Baba Temple in Gandhi Nagar, Barabanki.According to preliminary information, Ramtej had gone to the market with his 12-year-old daughter, Riya, when the incident occurred. His wife and three younger daughters were at home, but the circumstances in which they later reached the railway tracks remain unclear.Riya escaped the tragedy because she had accompanied her father to the market. However, she has now lost her mother and all three younger sisters.The incident came to light after the police received information that four people had been hit by a train near Gandhi Nagar. Police and administrative officials rushed to the spot and inspected the railway tracks before initiating the necessary legal formalities.The bodies were taken into custody and sent for post-mortem examinations. News of the deaths of the woman and her three young daughters spread grief across the locality, with residents expressing shock over the incident.Police said preliminary inquiries suggested that Kiran Devi was undergoing medical treatment and had reportedly been experiencing physical weakness and mental distress due to a prolonged illness. However, officials have not established whether her medical condition was connected to the incident.Police are examining all possible circumstances surrounding the deaths and coordinating with the Government Railway Police (GRP) and railway authorities. Investigators are also trying to establish the sequence of events leading up to the incident.